POLITY & GOVERNANCE
1. Centre fast-tracks approval for more vaccine candidates pg 01
2. Russian shot gets DCGI nod for imports pg 01
3. Sushil Chandra takes over as CEC pg 11

ECONOMY
1. Customs, excise fuel indirect tax surge in COVID-hit year pg 16
2. All gold jewellery must bear hallmark from June pg 16

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
1. ‘Global cooperation benefits India, world’ pg 10
2. U.S. to withdraw troops from Afghanistan pg 15

EDITORIAL OF THE DAY
1. Another beginning (Polity & Governance) pg 08
2. A small step ((Polity & Governance)) pg 08

1. In climate change noise, India’s role as conductor (Environment) pg 08
2. BIMSTEC needs to reinvent itself (International Relations) pg 09
3. Lessons from COVID-19 (S&T) pg 09
4. Economy improves but pessimism persists (DataPoint) pg 09

GEOGRAPHY
1. Skymet forecasts a ‘healthy normal’ monsoon pg 01
2. Egypt presses for $900 million compensation, seizes megaship pg 15

SECURITY
1. S-400 delivery to begin by November pg 10

ENVIRONMENT
1. Last two rhinos translocated under IRV 2020 pg 12